WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991 Island Living IL Real Estate Driftwood Home support workers offer valuable services Sometimes there is significance behind has also seen their shifts expand from a few a change of name. hours per day to all night on-call duty and Home support workers — once called longer-term stays. "homemakers" — have become an integral Despite home support workers' growing link in the delivery of health care in more role in health care, Mullin says a percep• recent years. As the name change suggests, tion that they provide "a maid service" still they now provide more than domestic ser• exists in some quarters. vices. Keeping clients homes clean when they are unable to do it themselves is one ser• By GAIL SJUBERG vice still provided. Home support worker Driftwood Staff Writer Sheila Zoltay says this is crucial — "it is important to clients' mental health to have Growth of home support services on their precious things cleaned." Salt Spring has followed the national trend Clients are also aided with personal care towards reducing time spent in hospitals needs such as bathing, grooming or dress• and encouraging independent home living ing, and given respite companionship as for the elderly and disabled. needed. Workers have also moved some• Statistics illustrate the extent of home what into the realm of nursing duties by support growth. In 1985, Salt Spring home dealing with things like ventilatory equip• support services were provided to an ment, catheters and colostomy bags or eye average of 56 clients per month for 1,000 medication. hours. In 1990, 1,742 hours were given to Salt Spring home support workers an average of 85 clients per month. The receive intensive orientation training and most up-to-date figures show 96 clients learn specific care skills at workshops of• served in February of this year for ap• fered nine times each year. A February 27 proximately 1,900 hours. workshop and meeting, for example, gave The program's 1990-1991 budget ex• workers experience in how to handle ceeded $350,000. It currendy employs 26 people recovering from a stroke. home support workers, a fulltime ad• As Mullin says, when a home support ministrator and two part-time assistants. A worker is in your house "you are getting registered nurse supervisor will be hired someone with training." shortly. The program is supported by a Capital Program administrator Margaret Mullin Regional District case manager, Leanne recalls once operating the program from a Brown and CRD Health Care Nurse Sharon tiny room in Lady Mm to Hospital. She Armstrong. ""•""•^fcT*" says they are now "crowded out" of their space in the former nurses' residence. She HOME SUPPORT C10 IN EDWARD One of the advantages of being a literary hack, perhaps the only one, is that you spend quite a lot of time writing about nettles. Not everyone can say this. Dick Francis is obsessed with horses (and an occasional murder), but not net• tles. Ruth Rendell just likes murder. Paul Theroux is always exotically smoking and drinking coffee on a train in Patagonia with the man who got on quickly at the last stop and looks as though he's just committed murder, probably that of Salman Rushdie, who was the guy who got off at the last stop after drinking cof• FAST FOOD: Meals on Wheels program coordinator Corinne Cordoni- fee and puffing on Paul Theroux's ghastiy Egyptians all the way from Lima. Greenbaum quickly packs hot, nutritious lunches for delivery to island clients. Under the circumstances, none of them gives a damn about netdes. Meals on Wheels is one program run by the Home Support Services Society. COUNTRY GOURMET C4 four weekly guide to GULF ISLANDS PROPERTIES Page C2 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, March 20, 1991 YOUR „-i CHOICE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND #JL AND GULF ISLANDS! 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VON 2M0 TEL: (604) 629-3383 SHERRIE BOYTE LINDA GRIMMER DON KEATING MARG KEATING LINDA SOKOL 629-6351 629-6911 629-3329 629-3329 629-6569 NRS GALIANO ISLAND REALTY LTD. AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER P.O. BOX 99, MADRONA DRIVE, GALIANO ISLAND, B.C. VON 1 PO TEL: (604) 539-2250 ROSEMARY CALLAWAY MOLLIE ANNE COLSON GILLIAN HANSCHE-PENNY JOHN INCE JUDI PATTISON 539-2515 539-5950 539-5896 539-2559 539-2077 NRS /WAYNE ISLAND REALTY LTD. AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER P.O. BOX 77, VILLAGE BAY ROAD, MAYNE ISLAND, B.C. VON 2J0 TEL: (604) 539-2031 CAROL KENNEDY DIANA LODGE GLEN MCLEOD 539-2606 539-5227 539-2719 Wednesday, March 20. 1991 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page C3 NRS SALT SPRING REALTY LTD. 149 Fulford Ganges Road P.O. Box 69, Ganges, B.C. V0S1E0 Telephone: (604) 537-5515 Fax:(604) 537-9797 Victoria Direct: 656-5554 Vancouver Direct: 278-5595 FERTILE VAI.I FY ALL FENCED & IMMACULATE AS NEW & GOOD VALUE 11.42 acres fenced and ready for Paved driveway leading to a two 3 bedroom, well constructed home, livestock. Drilled well, power and bedroom rancher on landscaped and finished in pine and fir, lovely lage driveway. $98,500. completely fenced .77 acre. Heated bright kitchen. Split level and easy IF YOU LIKE TREES workshop/studio. New carpeting, living on 1.97 acres. Large lounge roof renewal 3 years ago. In area of and spearate family room. Reduced 1.19 acre building lot overlooking 3 bdrms, piped water, sunny excellent walking. Few minutes to sell $135,000. Ganges Harbour. Piped water, Vesuvius area, very large lot with from beach. 5 km from town. All for septic tank & field required, level some views. Good value at $114,000 $105,000. MLS. TWO WATERFRONTS building site. ASKING $66,000 MLS. OCEAN VIEW LOT Excellent Mali view lot within SALTSPRLNG - walk on 2.64 sandy GIL MOUAT walking distance of the ocean. High acre beach $179,000. 537-4900 and dry with - ocean view. Build SECRET ISLAND - .22 acre with your new home or investment s.w. exposure and inlet for your duplex in this good location. On & country living, yet enjoy having boat. $54,000. the convenience of the amenities, water and sewer. .58 acre. $52,000. LOOKING FQR WATERFRONT? this generous 1.16 acre may fit your needs. SUNSHINE ALL DAY $49,500. SEAVIEW - VESUVIUS * year round moorage HARBOURSIDE * privacy, marine views * 115' walk-on beach * comfortable home $219,000 S.W. exposure. 3 bedroom rancher, 2 bedroom home, very tastefully SFAVIFW RANCHER Waterfront acreage 2.62 acres, 3 with an abundance of fruit trees, decorated. Two bathrooms, paved sites to choose from, drilled well, large vegetable garden and a flat driveway, easy care garden, * close to beach garden site, driveway roughed in. grassed area for those barbeques. storage/workshop, etc. etc,, on .93 * 1238 sqit. newly decorated Plan your home by the sea where Priced to sell $113,900. , acre. Ask to see this today. $139,000. * feature fireplace you can moor a boat. $175,000. * excellent well JIM SPENCER Please Call 537-5515 for an $154300 Appointment ALL PAY SUN-10 ACRES Marion Marks Shelli Robertson 537-2453 653-4347 Service with Integrity SEAVIEW HOME 1 INVESTMENT * with assumable mortgage new listing 20/40 undivided share in 69.67 * 1.08 parklike acres acres, good views, arable acreage. * 3 bedrooms, 2 dens 180 degree view of Cusheon Lake Development potential. $85,000. * garage, greenhouse and surrounding hills - lots of trees, guest cottage and main home LOTS OF SUN $139,500 allowed. Some bottom land. Very 8.19 acres of forested park-like interesting property! $79,000. seclusion. Ocean views and North GREAT STARTER HOME Shore Mountains. Possible OPPORTUNITY subdivision potential. $98,500. This one won't last - 3 bdrm dose to BUILDING LOT (Diamond Club town. Excellent for small in home .87 acres Channel Ridge, water, business. Priced to sell at $119,000. hydro and telephone to lot line. Perc A STEELE OF A DEAL test & excavation done. Approved building plans included. $48,000. PAUL GREENBAUM LIANE READ 537-5064 (24 hrs) 537-4287 1/2 ACRE DUPLEX LOT PAGER 388-6275 (#1042) One of the few left Power, telephone and sewer to lot line. Looking for a quality built two Walking distance to ocean, store, & bedroom family home? This one's school. $39,000. FULFORD HARBOUR for you!! Bright and cheery on a large one acre lot Spacious SUN & LAKE VIEW bedrooms. The use of wood flooring BUYING and skylights make this a must to The sun will be out soon, so don't see. $109,000 MLS. miss it from this well planned ocean VESUVIUS BAY CHARMER OR view home. Priced at $132,900. SELLING A REAL STEELE!! All day sun & gorgeous lake views.